BEAR CREEK AT FRIENDSVILLE, MD

BEAR CREEK MD USGS

BEAR CREEK AT FRIENDSVILLE, MD (03076600) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the BEAR CREEK in MD, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 26 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
03076600
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
MD
Coordinates
39.6561, -79.3941

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Bear Creek At Friendsville, Md has 26 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), Redfin Pickerel (Esox americanus americanus), and 21 others.

One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (European Carp). Records show what has been observed near this station, not what is native to the watershed.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Community observations nearby
Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records
26 species
from 85 individual records
Observed
May 1, 2011 – Jul 10, 2026
85 dated records

Sources